How You See

I need to work on this.

What To Do...

...when there is a giant spider on the ceiling of your bathroom.

STEP 1: Take in a quick breath and hold it.

STEP 2: Put your hand on the counter. You aren't going to faint, but it's just your first response.

STEP 3: Quickly jerk your hand back because you're not sure there aren't more spiders on the counter.

STEP 4: Relax for a moment when you see that the counter is spider-free.

STEP 5: Slightly panic inside.

STEP 6: Endure paranoia that the entire house is now infested with spiders.

STEP 7: Stare in awe at how hairy, gross, and leggy the spider is while silently cursing it.

STEP 8: Experience great internal conflict as you try to gather the courage to leave the bathroom in order to get away from the spider. But to leave the bathroom you must pass under the spider. What if it drops?! Thus, the great internal conflict.

STEP 9: Run out of the bathroom praying that the spider maintains it's gross cling to the ceiling.

STEP 10: Frantically check hair and shoulders in the mirror to make sure that the spider is no where on you.

I know, this picture is terrible. But I was too
chicken to get close enough to get a clear shot of
how scary this spider really is.
And trust me. It's scary.

STEP 11: Realize it would be a lot faster to just look at the spider. Yes, it is still on the ceiling.

STEP 12: Go downstairs to use the bathroom that is spider-free. Determined after a thorough examination, of course.

STEP 13: Go back upstairs and take a picture of the spider, for proof of how big and scary it is.

STEP 14: Stand in little sister's doorway with your phone at a weird angle in order to get a picture.

STEP 15: Realize that you would have to get stomach-turningly close to the spider to really capture it's scariness. Look at your picture and realize it looks more like a black dot on the ceiling than a spider.

STEP 16: Decide to take a new picture. Get closer, but the spider moves. 

STEP 17: While running away, decide that your picture does a fine job of capturing that terrible spider on the ceiling of your bathroom.

Nasty little critters.

Survey Says...

I went to a kickboxing class this morning and it kicked my butt! Holy crap, I'm already feeling sore. If anyone else loves the movie Meet the Robinson's as much as I do, you'll recognize this:

"Feel the pain! Love the pain!"

I love working out.

Anyways, I got tagged in a post today on one of my friend's blogs and I'm so glad that I was because I LOVE FILLING OUT SURVEYS. 

So. Here are the rules.

THE RULES

1. Post these rules.
2. Post 11 random things about yourself.
3. Answer the questions provided by the one who tagged you.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag.
5. Tag 11 people.

11 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME

1. I used to have a vampire tooth. However, my dentist took pity on me and put some cosmetic material on it and shaped it to look like a real tooth.
2. When I eat skittles, M&Ms, or any other candy that has small, individual pieces, I have to chew an even amount on each side of my mouth or else I feel off balance. Slightly O.C.D., I know.
3. If you try to wake me up from a deep sleep and only nudge me and then start talking to me, I will talk back to you. And I will have no recollection once I really wake up.
4. The one time my heart was broken to the point that I felt it was beyond repair, I met someone who was able to put it back together and more. I'm currently married to him.
5. I love wearing knee-high argyle socks. But I won't wear them with anything but jeans, because I don't want anyone to see.
6. I've been wearing Converse since I was a little girl. I currently have six pairs.
7. I could read at a 5th grade level when I was 5.
8. I want to live in an old house that creaks with the slightest breeze and slowly fix it up to really make it our home.
9. If I had nothing else to do, I would sit and read all day. And probably go through 2-3 books. In one day.
10. I could Mario Brothers on the Wii for hours. I secretly feel like it really is me that is conquering some imaginary world. While wearing overalls and a red hat.
11. I weighed 7 lbs 11 oz when I was born, and my mom could see a 7-11 out her hospital room window.

11 QUESTIONS AMBER ASKED ME

1. Tell about the last thing that really made you laugh: Derek and I were up early one morning, watching Good Morning America. I wasn't comfortable on the couch, so I rolled off onto the floor. He was laying on the floor across the room from me, and he randomly decided to roll across the floor as fast as he could and try and squish me. He would then roll back to the other side of the room. He then would rock himself back to gather momentum, and come at me again. It made me laugh so hard that I cried.
2. What type of situation makes you feel out of place? What makes you feel comfortable? I feel really out of place when I know I am the only new person. Everyone else knows each other, and then... there's me. Who knows no one except the person who brought me. But I am comfortable around family. Around friends. If I'm meeting new people, I'd rather do so in a small setting. 
3. What is one thing about yourself that you want to improve on? I want to improve on how I view myself. I have a terrible image of myself, and it's really not healthy. So I know I need to work on not criticizing myself so harshly, and on accepting what I've been given. Not yearning for something that I cannot achieve.
4. If you had 1 million dollars, but could use none of it on yourself, what would you do with it? First off, I would take care of my family. Pay off any debts, give them some more to save, buy them a more dependable car if needed, etc. Then I would use it to visit children in Africa, provide education, food, water, medical services, etc. 
5. Tell about a memory you remember often, but aren't sure why. I always think about this one time that Abbie and I were sharing a room, and Abbie's allergies were acting up and she asked me to get mom for her. So I sat up in my bed and yelled at the top of my lungs for my mom. Apparently, this happened a lot. But I remember that one specific time. Even down to the nightgowns Abbie and I were wearing. 
6. What is something you are excited for? I'm excited to go back to Rexburg! It's going to be sad to leave family in Washington, but going back to Rexburg and starting on school again is something I've been looking forward to! It's going to be fun to get to move into a new apartment and decorate again. I love it.
7. What did you eat today? A Nature Valley Oats'n'Honey granola bar, a pouch of Welch's fruit snacks, and a maple bar. 
8. Name someone that makes you proud, and if you want, say why. Derek. My husband. That may be a cheesy answer, but he does. He works hard to get what he wants, and I have seen him achieve things that I don't think he ever thought he could. He's willing to sacrifice in order to help better our little family. He's amazing.
9. What is your dream job? Being a mom. I have thought about and dreamed of it since I was little. But if I had to choose something other than that, I would love to be a sports therapist for a professional baseball team. I would love it.
10. Describe the teenage you. Band geek, drama (acting, not "oh my gosh he broke up with Amanda" drama) nerd, swimmer, outgoing, boys, reading. I was a crazy teenager. I was strong-willed and stubborn. I loved my years in high school and had a blast. 
11. What is your go-to food when you're hungry? Fruit. A banana, orange, apple, etc. I love eating fruit because it makes me feel like I get to eat sweets.

11 QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE I TAG

1. What is your favorite thing to do when you need a break from life?
2. What is the one thing that interests you over anything else?
3. If there was a skill that you could master, what would it be?
4. What in the next year is something you are excited about?
5. Have you ever had any wishes/dreams come true?
6. Do you like to read? If so, what is your favorite type of book?
7. What qualities do you think make up a good friend?
8. If there was one traditional fairy tale that you could choose to be your life, which would you choose? Why?
9. What is your dream home like?
10. Tell about your favorite memory with your mom.
11. What has more power in persuading your will? Your head or your heart?

WHO I TAGGED... I know not everyone loves to do surveys, so you definitely don't have to!

1. Shae
2. Sarah
3. Kinsie
4. Nicole
5. Amber
6. Jaden
7. Whitney
8. Tessa
9. Jessica
10. Haylee
11. Lindsey